OLD KENT ROAD.

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C1904.

1851.

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Old Kent Road, Charlie Chaplin and his wife outside Edgington’s snooker tables show room.

Old Kent Road, same location 2022. Resurrection House left.

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Old Kent Road bus garage, the last bus to run in before the garage closed on 25th November 1958, as staff and crews say farewell to the garage.

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Old Kent Road, Lord Nelson Pub to the left.

Old Kent Road, same location 2022.

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Leo Street Formally Charles Street, c1860s.

Old Kent Road, Regal Cinema bottom middle.

Left is Leo Street School, the big building and square in the middle are, The Asylum and Caroline Gardens. Originally known as the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution Asylum. However, despite being called an asylum, the grade-II-listed site was not a home for lunatics, instead more a sanctuary and it was in fact an old folk’s home for retired pub landlords (or “decayed members of the trade” as they were known at the time)."

C1900. Stood roughly where Drovers Place is today. Drovers Place is just left of the school in Leo Street.

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Old Kent Road, Regal Cinema bottom middle. X..png
Left is Leo Street School, the big building and square in the middle are, The Asylum and Caroline Gardens. Originally known as the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution Asylum. However, despite being called an asylum, the grade-II-listed site was not a home for lunatics, instead more a sanctuary and it was in fact an old folk’s home for retired pub landlords (or “decayed members of the trade” as they were known at the time)."

Hi Ray,

That photo would have been taken from one of the three tower blocks being constructed on the Tustin Estate, around the late 60's.
My sisters went to the school, known as Collingwood girls school by then.
When I worked at the TV shop in the OKR, we had a lot of elderly customers living in Caroline Gardens... Given how much the local area was run down by the early 80's, the grounds within Caroline Gardens always looked nice, especially with the well kept flower beds!
The central 'chapel' was no longer in use, but with it's stripped back to bare brickwork look, it is now a popular venue for weddings and music.
Over the Christmas period, I watched a 'no audience' concert performed by Joan Armatrading, recorded in the chapel... if you like Joan, it's definitely worth a watch - brilliant!

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C1902.

Old Kent Road, Regal Cinema bottom middle. X..png
Left is Leo Street School, the big building and square in the middle are, The Asylum and Caroline Gardens. Originally known as the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution Asylum. However, despite being called an asylum, the grade-II-listed site was not a home for lunatics, instead more a sanctuary and it was in fact an old folk’s home for retired pub landlords (or “decayed members of the trade” as they were known at the time)."

Hi Ray,

That photo would have been taken from one of the three tower blocks being constructed on the Tustin Estate, around the late 60's.
My sisters went to the school, known as Collingwood girls school by then.
When I worked at the TV shop in the OKR, we had a lot of elderly customers living in Caroline Gardens... Given how much the local area was run down by the early 80's, the grounds within Caroline Gardens always looked nice, especially with the well kept flower beds!
The central 'chapel' was no longer in use, but with it's stripped back to bare brickwork look, it is now a popular venue for weddings and music.
Over the Christmas period, I watched a 'no audience' concert performed by Joan Armatrading, recorded in the chapel... if you like Joan, it's definitely worth a watch - brilliant!

Hi Brian, two pictures of Collingwood School, a long shot but maybe your sisters are in them.

Leo Street, Collingwood School 1964.

Leo Street, Collingwood School, c1966.

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Leo Street, Collingwood School,1965, Class 1C.

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Old Kent Road (just) The Windsor Café was on the
corner of White Post Lane, seen here as a beer wholesaler.

Old Kent Road, showing the bathroom and toilet fittings
showroom of Eastman Bros, c1950. Location, best guess Leo Street right.

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Old Kent Road,1906. Miss E Butt.